Vanity case



Oct; 2, 1928. 1,686,370

C. A. EYMAN VANITY CASE Filed March 14,: 1927 Ch 7 614.15 man. 275 gr lfwamo ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 2, 1928.

CHARLES ALBERT EYMAN, or NEW YORK, NQ

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Application filed March 151921 Serial No..175,024.

This invention relates to;vanity'cases.

havingv an ornamental finish or the like high grade ornamentation, it is desirable to pro- 5 vide a construction wherein the-individual parts of the vanity case'may be replaced by others of similar constructionnand inter; changeable therewith andfhaving different I kinds of styles of ornamentationthereon. In this way bymerely providing a. stock ofstandard parts vanity cases-having various} designs or kinds ofsurface. ornamentation maybe assembled therefrorn at a minimum" expense.

It is one object of this invention to provide a vanity case of the character described which shall be made of individual parts that may be.

.demountably'secure'd together and readily assembled and disassembled so asto'make avail able a large assortment and selection. of vanity cases of the bettengrades' or of the socalledfmad-e to order type having desirable combinations of colors or orn amentatlons and which may. be assembled from individual parts carried in stock? t 7 Another object of he invention isto provide vanity cases having; improved'base'strnc tures, the parts thereofsuch as the casing top or cover and bottom being individually formed to facilitate applying surface decorations such asenamel' and constructedito be readily assembled.

Still another object of the in'vention isto when'thejcover is closed. r I

Another objectlofthe invention iS'tO proand which carries a receptacle such as a rouge holder or photolo'cket; said wall and recep- .tacle being adapted to swing out of the vanity case into a convenient position for using the cosmetics with a mirror supported onthe cover of the vanity-case.

are readily assembled to form a neat appearing artistic structure and practical and effi- 5 cient to a high degree inuse,

provide a vanity case of improved construction havmg a pivoted cover supported by a bin Qje which normally'is concealed fromview vide an improved vanity case ofthe character described having a compartment wall. for: re taining loose powder in the casing against 210- cidental spilling ono ening the cover thereof cover in closed position.

Still another object of the invention isto, provide a vanity caseof improved construe tion comprising few and; simple parts, which Other objectso-f this invention will in part i v beobvious and inparthereinafter pointed In the more expensive type ofvanlty cases out.

men-ts, and arrangement 'of parts which. will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter de'scr1bed,- and ofwhich the scope'ofapplica- Y The invention accordingly. consists in the features of. constructlon, combinations of elej Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a' vanitycase embodyingthe invention cover in openposition. 7 V

Fig.- 2 is a front elevational View showing the cover in open position and the partition lid swung out of the case;- l I Fig; 3 is a sectional view correspondingto; acut takenon line. 3 in Fig; lbut' showing; the, partition li d swungin its open position.

showing; the top I Figiis a fragmentary cross-sectional view showing infdetail the construction of sth'e. hinge and catchfor thecover. Figs. 5' and Gare cross-sectional views taken on:li nes'5"'t' and 6 6'in;Fig.'i. I Fig. 7 is a fragmentarycross-sectional view showing the handle; on the lid in depressed position.

Referring indetail to the drawing, de-

notes a ,vanitycase embodying the invention. Said case 1s seen to comprise a body orcasing] tothe' casingby afdetachable hinge 175 .which is norm allyconcealed within the casing strucortion 11, atop orcover-12 1and a bottom VclosurelS. --.Saidcover12ispivotallyfastened ture and the bottom closure is demountablysecuredin place to permit both the cover and ibottom'closure to be interchanged-with others v of identical shapeand size, as will hereinafter more fully appear. A catch 21 mounted in the casing. is provided'and preferablyposr. tioned opposite the'hinge 15 for retaining the The casing ll may have any desired contour and comprises an outer base 'member', 11

and an inner wall ring 16. The base member ri 'and' wall ring 16 are permanently secured togetherito' form. artubular structure, said rin o' member being portion 16 for engaging, with threads 13?;

provided on an annular flange 13 extending.

about the 'bottomclosure shown the drawing: the ringfme ber 16 and said closure 18, form a compartment C for hold ing a sili b e'oo m tiaisuch as 1 9, powder formed-with a threade I and a pan (notshown) in the well understood manner. The cover 12 carries concentrically on the inner side thereofa frame 17 through a passage 16 provided'inthe ring member 16. .SllCl arcuate portion terminates in a cross-piece 15 which is shaped to conform 'toand abut against the mirror frame 17 and is secured thereto by screws 20. Thus.

' i thehinge is normally concealed from view 20 when the cover 12 isinfits closed'position,

as is clearly shown in Fig. 4:. f

For retaining the cover12 in closedposition, the catch 21 is provided and preferably is positioned diametricallyopposite thehingo 15. Said catch com rises a sprin latch 21 extending within the tubular structure of the casing and is secured to-the ring'wall member 16 by a screw 22. Said latch 21 extends through an opening 16 in thewall member and terminates in a hook end 21 which isadapted to engage with an eyelet 12 extending fromthe cover 12-. A push lever 21 has an end thereof threaded into the latch 21 as at 21 a-nd extends through an opening 11 in the casing. the exterior end 0f said lever being provided with a ball 21 to serve as manipulating -means for: the

' catch 21.

In order to facilitate the releasing of the cover 12 from the catch 21. a suitable spring 23 is provided to abut the hinge member 15 so that the cover when in closed position is normallyurged to swing open on releasing the catch, as is clear from Fig. 4. Said spring may be firmly secured inposition in i any suitable manner as by securing one end there; of in the clip 24 formed on the base members- 11 within-the tubular structure of thei i I which are differently ornamented so that a relatively large assortment and select-ion of vanity casesis made available from. stock:

casing. v

. For retaining the loose cosmetic within the compartment C against. spilling should the cover-be accidentally opened and the casing turned upside down, and also to prevent the mirror from being coated by. any of the (10s metic, aisuitable partition wall 25-is provided." To give access to the compartment C.

i said wallis formed withv a central opening 25? having a ring flange 25 Whichis fixedly 'securedkto thewall. ring 16. The opening (iii 25* is fitted with a -lid 25 'Which'preferably carries on the underside thereof a receptacle 26 having a l-hinged 'closure26 forrouge'or the like; The receptacle 26 maybemade to extend through'thelid 25 or if desired the top side of the lidmay be. utilized to.

carry a hinged bezel 27 for holding a photo lapsible and comprises a. knob 28 formed with a shank portion 28 -which extends through the lid 'saidpo rtion 28 terminat ing in a pressure plate 28 which coacts withv a compression spring'28 enclosed'in a hous-' ing 28? secured on'the underside of ,the lid, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3/ The knob 28 f of the handle 28 is normally depressed when graph or medallion which is exposed to view with the aid 2 lid; suitable the cover 12 is closed and serves toretain the lid tightly-seated in closed position but when the cover is swungopen, the knob is projected a substantial distance above the lid to facilitate ins the lid open.

formed with metallic base members 11, .12

and13. coated with ornamental layers 11%;

12 and 13? respectivelyUIt will be noted that the outer structure forming the vanity case comprises three'pa'rts; the casing'll, the

cover 12 and thefbottom closure 13.- These parts have their finished surfaces ornamented before the vanitycase istassembled and where an ornamented enamel coating 'or anygrasping thereof for swing" The parts of the vanity case are preferably formed of metal having a suitable decorative finishingsurface and as here shown, the eas ing 11. cover 12 and bottomrclosure 13 are the casing to permit interchanging.thereof s with similar .7 covers and closure members parts and a so-called' .custom made vanity case havlng-a selected desired combination' oi colors and ornamentation may be readilypro-i The practical use of the vanity caseisnowduced;

apparent. After assembling the parts as shown in Fig. 4 pressureisapplied to the ball end 21 of the catch. This disengages the hook end 21*;- from the eyelet 12 and the Figs. 1 and 2. Releasing the cover permits] the knob 28 of the handle '28 to be projected V latter when in closed position.

above the lid 25? so that the latter may be swung open and positioned as shown in Fig. 3 to permit the convenient application of the cosmetics from the compartment C and re ceptacle 26 by the'use of the mirror. To close the vanity case the lid 25 is shut enclosing the cosmetics in the compartment C and the cover 12 is swung down until the-catch 21 is secured in closed position.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use. a

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown'in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted,

as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent v 1. A vanity case of the character described comprising an annular-shaped tubular casing, a bottom closure forming, a compartment in the casing, a hinge securedto an interior side of the tubular casing structure and extending through said structure, and a cover forming a closure for the casing sup-, ported by said hinge to normally conceal the 2. A vanity case of the character described comprising an annular-shaped tubular cas- 1ng, a bottom closure forming a compartment in the casing, a hinge securedto an interior side of the tubular casing structure and extending through-said structure, a cover forming a closure for the casing supported by said hinge to normally conceal the latterwhen in closed position, "and catch extending through the casing structure and engaging said cover for retaining it in closed position.

3. In a vanity case of the characterdescribed, a casing body comprising an outer base member, an inner wall ring secured to said member to form an annular-shaped tubular structure, and a bottom closure d'etachably secured to said wall ring to form compartment within the casing.

4. Ina vanity case of the character described, a casing body comprising an outer base member, an inner wall ring secured to said member to form an annular-shaped tubular structure, a bottom closure detachably secured to said wall ring to form'a compartment within the casing, and a hinged cover for the compartment detachably se cured to the casing'body.

5. In a vanity case of the character described, a casing" body comprising an outer base member, an innerwall ring secured to said f member to form an annular-shaped tubular structure, a bottom closure detachably secured to said wallring to form acomsaid member, to form an v annular-shaped cover andoverturning of V tubular structure, a bottom closure detach-j ably secured to said wallring to form a compartment within the casing body, a hinged cover for said compartment detachably se Having thus described my invention, I

cured 'to the casing, a partition wall in said 1- compartment having a lid adapted to retain a cosmetic in the compartment against acci dental opening of the cover and overturning of the case, a receptacle carried ontheunder side of said lid and a double hinge for said lid to permit swinging the latter out of. the

case to a convenient position for using cos v closure for said compartment, a partitioning lid in said compartment, a receptacle carried on theunderside of said lid, and a double hinge for swingingtsaid lid out of the case to a convenient position'for using cosmetics in the compartment and said receptacle.

9. In a vanity case of the character described, a casing formed with acompartment,

a movable'closure forsaid compartment, a partitioning lid in the compartment, a holder carried on'one side of the-lid, a receptacle carried on the side of said lid opposite said holder, and a double hinge for swinging the lid out of the case to a convenient position for of the character de-' using cosmetics in said compartment and said 1 receptacle. In testimony whereof CHARLES-ALBERT EYMAN.

I affix my signature. 

